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IMAGING PITFALLS WITH DIFFUSE FATTY INFILTRATION

Due to accumulation of fats in hepatocytes. Imaging with CT: •   Liver density of less than 40 HU is specific , but not sensitive. •   Note—...

Due to accumulation of fats in hepatocytes.
Imaging with CT:

•  Liver density of less than 40 HU is specific, but not sensitive.
•  Note—the spleen enhances earlier than the liver, so comparing densities in the arterial or early portal venous phases is unhelpful.